| Crinoid shrimp | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Hippolytidae |
| Genus: | Hippolyte |
| Species: | H. catagrapha
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippolyte catagrapha d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2007
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The crinoid shrimp, or feather star shrimp [1] Hippolyte catagrapha, is a species of shrimp in the family Hippolytidae [2]
Description
Crinoid shrimps grow to up to 3 cm in total length. They are well camouflaged shrimps which live on a host crinoid, the elegant feather star, Tropiometra carinata. [3]
Distribution
These animals are found off the South African coast in False Bay and have been seen from 10 to at least 30 m underwater. They are probably endemic to this area. [3] There is evidence however, that these shrimp exist elsewhere in the world with the species recently observed in the Philippines. [4]
Ecology
These shrimps have so far only been seen in association with crinoids. They probably eat the wastes of their host. [3]
References
- ^ Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
- ^ De Grave, Sammy (2010). "Hippolyte catagrapha d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2007". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ a b c Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0
- ^ "Anilao Macro, March 2014 - Facebook". www.facebook.com.
Media related to
Hippolyte catagrapha at Wikimedia Commons